Contributor: Take it from California's election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham

Contributor: Take it from California's election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham

As secretary of state of California, I know our elections are not skewed by fraud. But this legislation would skew results by disenfranchising millions of people.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on How Trump Could Affect Voting Here

California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber is speaking out against federal Republican policies and proposed laws she says will disenfranchise voters. Weber is the daughter of southern sharecroppers and knows what voter suppression looks like. Her grandfather was never given the opportunity to vote and her father didn’t cast a ballot until his 30s, after fleeing a lynch mob in Arkansas and moving to California when Weber was a toddler. She joi…

Contributor: Take it from California’s election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham

In my family, voting isn’t just a right — it’s a lifeline.My parents were sharecroppers in Arkansas until 1951, when my dad dared stand up to his boss for not paying him a fair wage at the agricult…